No. 22 The Labor World Second Day Of The Iron And Steel Strike
Pittsburg July 3 The second day of the iron and steel strike shows no major developments. Amalgamated Association lodges are assessed to aid unemployed members with a strike fund reportedly between 200000 and 300000 dollars. Some independents ready to sign scale terms while prices at Sheet Steel Co. cut for No 28 gauge.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Combine
Nator
Asa
Association
Zurig & Co., Limited
South Side
Brown & Co
Amalgamated
Shaffer
Alvisbry
Error in Chinese indemnity totals raises question of excess
Washington June 29. A discrepancy shows China agreed to pay about 35,000,000 taels more than demanded. Officials cite a Pekin calculation error. total indemnity listed as 450,000,000 taels but after review may be 415,000,000 taels. The excess prompts debate on handling and bond terms for Japan.
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Washington
China
Pekin
Onis
Hla
Japan
State Department
United States
Heat Wave Grips Cities As Death Toll Rises Across East
June heat shatters records from New York to Washington with temperatures near 98. Pittsburg and Chicago report widespread prostrations and deaths. Des Moines and Omaha see 96 to 98 degrees as officials warn no relief soon. Three other items recount a shooting in Fort Worth and an oil field gusher at Beaumont.
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Washington, D . C
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Middle
East Gulf States
Écollet
Rocky Mountains
New York
Philadelphia
Bureau
Memphis
New Orleans
St. Paul
North Platte
Omaha
Pittsburg
Springfield
Vektshure
Washington
St. Louis
Death Toll From Lightning Strikes on Chicago Pier
A lightning bolt during a July thunderstorm destroyed a Chicago pier at Montrose and killed four boys and eight others, with one boy missing and a survivor badly injured. Rescue teams recovered bodies from the lake as reports of the storm spread. a lone 12 year old survivor identified the scene and was aided by police. A separate Texas case notes a miner involved in a long-unclear homicide inquiry.
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Fort Worth
Texas
John Phillips
Arlington
Jolt Scoth
Én Scott
Phillips
Scott
Bai
Shrévéport
Fusildd
Chicago
George Brabinst
Mégvér Jacobs
George Priebs
Frank Coosey
Carn Kruse
Edward Bloch
Montrose Boulevard
Sople
Willie Anderson
Niearby House
S. C
Parra
Las Cruces
N. M
Fusselman
Cruces
Chriss
Gas Explosion Kills Convict At Huntsville Penitentiary
An explosion at the Huntsville Texas penitentiary power house at 5 o'clock today killed convict Hol Bouldin. The oil pump malfunction allowed oil to gas and ignite when a torch was applied, blowing off the furnace door and striking the man on the head.
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Huntsville
Texas
Penitentiary
Hol- Bouldin
Atkinson
Marquand & Co. Fails. Assignee Takes Charge at Firm
New York reports the bankers and brokers Henry Marquand and Co. assigned to Frank Sullivan Smith without preference. No assets or liabilities were stated. The move caused little market reaction as Smith began a systematic review of the firm’s books with partner Mr. Poor declining further comment.
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New York
Henry Marquand & Co
Seventh National Bank
Stock Exchange
Frank Sullivan Smith
Frank B. Poor
House of Marquand & C
Smith
Colombian Gunboat Namannana Heads to Pacific
The Colombian gunboat Namanna from Yamagata arrived in Colon Colombia on June 29 via Galveston. She will be handed over to Colombian government representatives before sailing for the Pacific.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Yamagata
Pacific
Heat Claims Nineteen Lives in New York City
In New York City on July 1 heat persisted with minimal breeze. Nineteen deaths and twenty prostrations were recorded by midnight, higher than the eleven deaths the day before, with a peak temperature of 98.
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New York
Baltimore Sizzles at 99 Degrees Amid Heat Wave
Baltimore marked 99 degrees at noon making it the second hottest spot in the nation. The heat brought one death and several prostrations reported by the weather bureau.
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Baltimore
United States
Weather Bureau
Railroad Veteran Dies of Sunstroke in Heat Wave
Burlington Iowa July 1 The temperature reached 100 degrees in the shade yesterday. Frank Dunham a veteran of the railroad mail service died suddenly from sunstroke amid the heat.
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Burlington
Iowa
Frank Dunham
Bank presidents resign in Oxford and Hamilton postings
Heath resigns as president and director of the First National Bank of Oxford by wire. Directors meet and name George C. Munns to fill the vacancy. Heath also resigns Friday as director and vice president of the Miami Valley Bank at Hamilton.
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Oxford
Ohio
Fletcher
Heath
First National Bank
George C. Munns
Miami Valley Bank
Hamilton
Britain Braces as Storms End Heat Wave Toll
A thunder storm outbreak across Britain ends a long drought with torrential rain and lightning causing havoc. Heat waves persist in many areas while floods in Portugal devastate the Carrazeda district and Gonvinhas claim lives.
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Europe
London
Great Britain
Portugal
Daily Express Frorti Porto
Carrazeda
Gonvinhas
Amberg Bros Buy Cotton at La Grange Market
La Grange Texas July 1 Amberg Bros merchants bought 97 pounds of cotton at a price per hundred pounds as reported.
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la Grange
Texas
Amberg Bros
Weevil Destruction Amid Cane Squares Sold by Amberg Bros
About 500000 cane squares each with at least 150 eggs imply roughly 75000000 bull weevils destroyed in one lot. Amberg Brothers have bought weevil and punctured squares since their first appearance this season and are praised for enterprise.
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Messrs
Amberg Bros
Trolley Car Crash Kills Infant in Chicago Picnic Collision
An electric trolley on Irving Park Boulevard collided with two picnic wagons yesterday. An infant was killed and about twenty injured as wagons overturned and horses stampeded. The motorman and conductor were arrested.
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Chicago
Irving Park Boulevard
Train strike kills Mrs Williams in Texas crossing
At a crossing eight miles south of town, the northbound International and Great Northern passenger train struck a vehicle yesterday morning. Mrs.T.P.Williams was killed instantly while Mr. Williams was seriously injured.
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Texas
Great Northern
T. P. Williams
Mr. Williams
Here
Martial law proclaimed in Panama amid rebel gains
The Orinocco reports Panama has martial law due to rebel force reorganization and interior fighting. Government dispatches reinforcements and arms to garrisons and coast towns while Colón and Panama tighten reef defense amid fear of attacks. Liberals refuse peace terms citing alleged government cruelty to political prisoners.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Colombia
Panama
Panam
Conflict at Gusinje leaves Christians killed
Vienna report says Mussulmen and Christians clash on the Albania Montenegro frontier. ten Christians killed and many wounded in the fighting near Gusinje.
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London
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Gusinje
Montenegro
Empress Dowager Renounces Return to Pekin in Favor of Kai Feng Fu
Shanghai reports Marquis Tseng received word from Lian Fu that the empress dowager refuses to return to Pekin and informs the grand council that the future capital will be Kai Feng Fu in Ho Nan province.
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Shanghai
Marquis Tseng
Lian Fu
Pekin
Grand Council
Kai Feng Fu
Ho Nan
Atlanta Canning Factory Aims for Modern Plant
Atlanta Texas July 1 The Atlanta canning factory is advancing with men and money, promising a fully up to date plant. It will have a capacity of 10 000 cans per day and may not be the largest in the South but will be modern in every detail.
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Southernacific Steamers
New York
The
Southern Pacific
Morgan Line
Galveston
New Orleans
Atlanta
Texas
South
Drouth in the Corn Belt Shrivels Midwest Fields
Missouri and Kansas endure hot winds and drought threatening corn yields. Atchison cites the worst drouth in Northeastern Kansas since 1860 with Abilene Mexico and Sedalia also reporting very hot and dry conditions.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Atchison
Abilene
Kan
Mexico
Sedalia
Wreck at Lake Charles Kills Fireman Whit
A collision near Lake Charles at dawn on June 2 involved a US Pacific railway engine and fourteen Kansas City Southern box cars. Fireman Whit of Shreveport died from both legs crushed after being trapped between engine and tender for hours despite rescuers efforts. he passed away at 1 o'clock yesterday evening leaving a wife and family.
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Lake C
Lake Charles
Swat
US Pacific
Freigh
Kansas City Southern
Whit
Shreveport
Morgan City Burning and Disaster at Local Marketplace
Fire rages in Morgan City Louisiana after a keg of powder exploded in the E Bass grocery under Whitney Hall. The blaze is described as the largest Morgan City has ever suffered and threatens surrounding structures. No definite estimate of damage or casualties is given.
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Morgan City
New Orleans
E. Bass
Whitney Hall
Fall of Buildings and Coal Trust Rumors Stir Cleveland
The article notes bodies burned and moved to undertakers as effort to disguise crimes. It reports on a planned coal trust consolidation led by J. P. Morgan with aim to form a single giant corporation akin to the United States Steel trust. It cites prior control of Ohio and West Virginia coal, and mentions fires destroying buildings including Costello, Serville, and Morris property as the blaze continues.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Big Steel Trust
J. P. Morgan
West Virginia
Hocking
Shawnee
Steel Trust
Steel strike spreads after union talks fail
In Pittsburg on July 2 workers at American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop, units of United States Steel, faced a nationwide strike after managers refused to sign the new wage scale. Amalgamated Association circulars announce a strike at all job sites.
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Pittsburg
American Sheet Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
Great
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Central Texas Fair Developments in Bryan Texas
President J H Connell leads the Central Texas Fair association in preparing the first fall fair. Committees are appointed and preparatory work proceeds. Secretary Howell handles association affairs. A half mile track is built, buildings contracted, capital stock set at 6000 dollars in 25 dollar shares, and counties Brazos and surrounding regions are targeted for exhibits and premium quality.
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Bryan
Texas
J. H. Connell
Central Texas Fair Association
Howell
Brazos
National Biscuit cracker plant contract awarded in Houston
Galveston July 2 the contract for the cracker factory building in Houston goes to F Heidelberg of Houston for the structure and Collins Bros. for plumbing. The plant will be at Commerce and Chenevert Streets and expected to be ready to operate by October 15.
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Galveston
Texas
Commerce and
Chenevert Streets
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Namanna
Corn Belt
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Collins Bros
That City
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